Words nearby written
writing hand, writing on the wall, writing paper, writing table, writings, written, written law, wrns, wrnt, wrnt., wrocław
OTHER WORDS FROM written
half-writ·ten, adjectivepre·writ·ten, adjectiveself-writ·ten, adjectivewell-writ·ten, adjectiveDefinition for written (2 of 2)
write
[ rahyt ]
/ raɪt /
verb (used with object), wrote or (Archaic) writ; writ·ten or (Archaic) writ; writ·ing.
verb (used without object), wrote or (Archaic) writ; writ·ten or (Archaic) writ; writ·ing.
Verb Phrases
Origin of write
before 900; Middle English writen, Old English wrītan; cognate with Old Saxon wrītan to cut, write, German reissen to tear, draw, Old Norse rīta to score, write
OTHER WORDS FROM write
mis·write, verb (used with object), mis·wrote, mis·writ·ten, mis·writ·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for written
British Dictionary definitions for written (1 of 2)
written
/ (ˈrɪtən) /
verb
the past participle of write
adjective
taken down in writing; transcribedwritten evidence; the written word Compare spoken (def. 2)
British Dictionary definitions for written (2 of 2)
write
/ (raɪt) /
verb writes, writing, wrote or written
Derived forms of write
writable, adjectiveWord Origin for write
Old English wrītan (originally: to scratch runes into bark); related to Old Frisian wrīta, Old Norse rīta, Old High German rīzan (German reissen to tear)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with written
write
In addition to the idioms beginning with write
- write down
- write in
- write off
- write one's own ticket
- write out
- write up
also see:
- nothing to write home about
Also see underwrote.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.